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Written Anawers
26 JANUARY 1977
the policy of the Hong Kung Govern- teal va provision of accommodation for homeless families.
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Mr. Luard: Homele» faidies offered temporary housing in lensed areas where house water supply, cloc- tricity. recrealkių
proper are all provided. manage, MNÍ
Where such accoinmodation is not immediately available, homeless families porarily housed.
A attangement, In Transil CeBITES beture being offered places in Ikened areas.
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lundy is usually altered of public Lung fat alter about four years in Tocused arca. The Hong Kung Govern-
have 2 long-term housing pru- granime designed to munimise the future use of licensed areas, but in the meantime these areas are an indispensable means of accommodating homeless families.
Mir. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Cominonwealth Affairs it he will make a statement on the provisiIONS Made for the rehousing ul people Jue to be evicted from the rooftops of 271- 281 Sui Yeung Choi Street, Hong Kong, as the result of demolition.
Mr. Luard:. The people to be chuted from the rootslops of 271-231 Sur Young Choi Street have been ollered temporary accommodation in a transit centre coin- prising former Army barrack buildings at Shanshuipo, until
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ned areas becoines available. Licensed Ea accommodation is not available at present because it was necessŋ) recently to rebouse 1,500 people who had become bogieless as a result of large-scale tres. The owner of the premises at Young Choi Street has, however, agreed to deter cizarance at least unul after die Caines× New Year-18th February—in order to reduce the interval between clearance and the time when licensed area accommoda- uun will be available for the tamilies This should be possible in April
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Vfairs when the hon. Member for Liverpool, Scotland Exchange tua expect a rupą 19 representations he made persoitalis to it e Hong Kong Government on Faixas 79! September 1976 ielaung to matters a the New Territories and to what a tipy promoed but not received to dele
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Mr. Luard : I understand that my hon. Iriend is reterring to matters which he rated with the Societary for the New Territones when he visited Hong Kong The Hong Kong Government have been under the impression that the meeting that my hon. Friend had with the Governor of Hong Kong on loth September 1976 had disposed of the mallers which had arden during his visit. The Secretary for the New Territories will now be writing to my hon. Inend about the matters be had raned with him then.
Mir. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Alfaus if the dispute in Tuen Mun has been settled In the New Territories, Hong Kong, concerning land compulsonly pur- chased, details of which were given per- sonally to the Secretary w the New Terri- tunes on 7th September 1976 by the hon. Member For Enverpool. Scotland Ex- change, what was the unginal offer of compensation, and what was the tinul settlement
Mr. Luard; All outstanding issues con- coming acquisiton of land at Tuen Mun have been resolved The only cav referred to the Land Tribunal for arbitra- tion was that of Mr. Wong Hok-Yee, in which the onginal offer was STK55,000. and the Land Tribunal award SHK67,400
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affai(3 it the problem of sewage disposal in Yuen Long in the New Temtories has beu resolved, details of which were givea personally to the Secretary of the New Temitunes on 7th September 1976 and to which do reply has been received tu
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Mr. Luard : Construction of the Yuen Long sewage inainent works is in pro- gress It . hoped that the plant will be Commissioned at the end of this year.
Mr. Parry ask, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affaus if the dispute Ever the acquisition of land na the Shabar Market in the New Term
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· New Ferritories, personally Member for Fivepool, Scat- ge ca 7th sepulber 1976
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